For Malcolm Young, it was rock or bust

ACDC (clockwise from top): Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd, Brian Johnson and Angus Young. **FILE**AC/DC’s Brian Johnson,left, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young, right, are photographed following an interview in Toronto, on July 31, 2003. (AP Photo/CP, Aaron Harris) HITTING IT HARD: Guitarist Malcolm Young, pictured at top and above at left with AC/DC, is credited with being the band’s riff master and one of its most prolific songwriters. AC/DC L – R: Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Cliff Williams, Brian Johnson. AC/DC L-R: Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Angus Young, Bon Scott, Phil Rudd 3/18/1996 AC/DC L-R: Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Cliff Williams, Brian Johnson AC/DC Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Simon Wright, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams FILE – A March 3, 2003 file photo of AC/DC co-founder and guitarist Malcolm Young at an event in London. The band has announced, Saturday Nov. 18, 2017, that 64-year-old Young has died. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) Show Caption of Expand By Jed Gottlieb | PUBLISHED: November 19, 2017 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: November 17, 2018 at 12:00 am AC/DC thrives on simplicity. Excepting the Ramones, no other band has made so much out of so little. Oh sure, singers Bon Scott or Brian Johnson have turned a clever phrase or two (but honestly, not more that two). Guitarist Angus Young certainly adds more drama and creativity to his lead lines than the average player. But AC/DC conquered the world with a steady beat, dumb-but-fun lyrics and simple riffs. Rhythm… [Read full story]